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LOT 1979
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant Group
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (24.8 grams total, 26-31 mm).
Including heater-shaped with cross, square with a beast and remains of gilding, quatrefoil with lion passant on a square field with fleur-de-lys to each side; and others, some with enamel detailing. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1979
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge with Pin
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border, pin in situ verso. 1.23 grams, 21 mm
From the collection of a West Yorkshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD. -
Medieval Tracery Light Stained Glass Panel with the Bust of an Angel
Southern Low Countries, circa 1500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
Deep blue stained glass panel in lead cames with crimson panels above; painted profile figure of a an angel's head in three-quarter view with tiered wing below; attributed to Bernard Flowers (d.1517). 340 grams, 41.7 cm
Collection of Mrs Herbert Shipman, Newport, Rhode Island, and the River House, New York, USA, until; her sale, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, USA, 20-21 November 1936, no.348. Roy Grosvenor Thomas, London, UK. George A. Douglass, Sr, Greenwich, Conn. LG-9. Fairford collection; 12 January 1996, no.1049. Private collection UK, 1999. Ex central London gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Pope Honorius III Lead Papal Bulla
1216-1227 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear-shaped compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts and at the top of the bulla in the centre letters 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter; reverse inscribed over three lines 'HONO/RIVS/PP.III', with an omega above the letters 'PP'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 53.6 grams, 41 mm
Found UK. Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Pope Honorius III, born Cencio Savelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 July 1216 to his death. A canon at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, he came to hold a number of important administrative positions, including that of Camerlengo.
